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Listening for a Kiwi
Steph holds Tweety. The black tape around his feet prevent him from injuring himself or the researchers. A season of kiwi conservation work has begun! After graduating from the University of Alaska,...
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Kiwi: Early Nests!
A very happy Sarah with the first egg of the season! Photo credit: Martin Roumegous Steph is studying North Island brown kiwis on a private island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Read her previous post,...
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Kiwi Season: More Nests
Rose holds Gotham, a juvenile from last breeding season. He recently went exploring and moved over a kilometer away from his regular haunts. Photo credit: Alex Wilson Life just keeps getting busier out...
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Kiwi Eggs: Our Big Nights
Volunteer Rose Swift holding her very first Kiwi egg! To make it even more special it came from the first Kiwi nest she had ever found. Our first eggs should be hatching any day now! I say “our,” but...
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Kiwi Chicks Arrive
Farmer Dave holds Babe on the day Alex attached its radio transmitter.Spring is here! Lambs are following their mothers around, flowers are beginning to bloom, leaves are appearing on trees, and kiwi...
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Kiwis and Ticks
Tom holds his first wild kiwi chick. Even though spring has technically arrived here in New Zealand, the weather decided to give us more rain for slippery conditions. We had an extra pair of helping...
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Kiwi Season
Sunset over the island in New Zealand Steph is studying North Island brown kiwis on a private island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Read her previous post, Kiwis and Ticks. With Rose’s departure just...
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